Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
Licenses to sell L1auor.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 I noticed in a daily of Feb. , that the county commissioners had issued 358 licenses for the sale of liquors in New Haven ,and had 24 more applications to act upon.
 'tCan man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burneda" Prov. vi, 271
 Justice standeth afar off; for truth is faI- len in the street, Isa. lix, IA
 'Is the Lords mercy clean gone foreverF' Ps. lxxvii, s.
 Shall the cry of the widows and worse than widows and suffering children no more avail? Will the professed followers of Christ never open their eyes to this curse that is eating at the vitals of the whole community Shall we as Christian people continue to sanction the continual opening of these breathing holes of the pit in our midst? Must the welfare of the great multitude of our mechanics be sacifced to this demon? Must we business men be obliged to look on and see these curses of mankind devour deluded ones, whilst the tears of suffering women and children flow like rivers they come to us in sorrow, often without bread or fuel in this indictment weather and with little if any thing better to hope for in the future.
 O humanity, how art thou fallen! I am almost ready to ask, is the Christian name nothing but mockery for these sorro wful ones that cry for help?
 Now, do not let us excuse ourselves while looking at this evil, as is frequently done, and say that liquors will be sold, license or no license, and that they may well be li- censed and pay for some of the harm done. Can the evil be estimated in dollars and cents?
 o pshaw, this is an excuse framed by the devil and will not stand the test. Will a man offer that excuse to God, that he voted and sanctioned the law, and placed tempta- tion to draw a fellow mortal down to perdi- tion and then ask, "Am my brothers keep er?''
 The fact is, it is these open convenient places where men take the first steps to- ward destruction, these dens licensed close to our large factories where our mechanics begin.
 It one man in every ten could have seen what I have for the last twenty-five years in the cases of those who have been lost for ever, and the sorrow and suffering that have come to my knowledge because of this le- galized curse, cry would be raised that would awaken all the energies of our sleep ing, worldly Christianity.
 Doubtless "fools'' will continue to "make a meek of sin" Prov. xiv, 9l and ''evil men and sedueers wax worse" II Tim. iii, 13l, and when the wicked are multiplied trans gressions will increase Prov. xxix, 16l But a ''fool's wrath is presently known" Prov. xii, 16l, even ''as the cracking of therns under pot" Eceles. vii, 6l, for ''the simple inherit folly" Prov. xiv, ISL
 But ''doth not wisdom cry and under standing put forth her voice.'' Unto you, o men, I call, and my voice is to the chil- dren of men," Prov. viii, 1 4. Eff thou forbear to deliver them that drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain; if thou sayest, behold, knew it not, doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth he not know it and shall he not render to every man according to his works?" Prov. xxiv, II, 12.
 If we SOW to the wind shall we not reap the whirlwind? Hosea viii, 7.
 If the fathers eat sour grapes shall not the children's teeth be set on edge? Ezek. xviii, 3. HIRAM CAMP.
 New Haven Clock Co.,, Feb. 8.